Industrial Research and Assessment Center Grant Awards

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On October 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that 41 small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the country will receive a combined total of $5.2 million as the first round of Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation Grants. to implement improvements at facilities that will save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the IAC Implementation Grants program provides up to $300,000 per manufacturer to implement recommendations made by DOE and other qualified energy assessments.

Read More about this at https://www.energy.gov/mesc/industrial-research-and-assessment-center-implementation-grant-awards 

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Gov. Lamont Announces Connecticut Awarded $2M Federal Grant

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Professor Liang Zhang, Associate Professor at University of Connecticut, Director of UConn Industrial Assessment Center:

"The UConn Southern New England Industrial Assessment Center (SNE-IAC) is excited to team up with Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center to work with CT Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) and CONNSTEP, Inc. on this exciting project to accelerate adoption of smart manufacturing and high performance computing technologies to small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state." (LinkedIn)

Read the official press release at ct.gov:

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant To Improve Energy Efficiency in the Manufacturing Sector

09/29/2023

For more information about the State’s efforts to support and strengthen Connecticut’s manufacturing sector, visit manufacturing.ct.gov.

SNE IAC Featured on Energize CT Website

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Energize Connecticut is an initiative dedicated to empowering Connecticut consumers, businesses, and communities with the resources and information they need to easily save energy and build a clean energy future. The work of the Southern New England Assessment Center was featured on their Energy Assessments page which highlights programs for businesses to determine critical energy-saving opportunities and implement them with the help of incentives and financing. The SNE IAC is also featured on the Energize CT Energy Efficient Manufacturing page outlining programs and training on how to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and reduce energy consumption.

The pages highlight that the U.S. Department of Energy funds the SNE IAC to provide no-cost, no-obligation energy assessments for small to medium-sized manufacturing plants, paying more than $100,000 annually in energy bills with the goal to reduce energy usage and improve the overall energy efficiency of manufacturing facilities. 

For more information about the work of the SNE IAC and Energize CT, click the links below:

https://energizect.com/explore-solutions/energy-evaluations

https://energizect.com/explore-solutions/manufacturing-efficiency

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U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm’s visit to SNE IAC

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It was a great honor to have the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm visit the Southern New England Industrial Assessment Center on Friday, the 20th of May 2022. During her visit to the center’s lab, she interacted briefly with the students. The center director, Dr. Liang Zhang gave her updates about the center’s activities and plans. The center co-directors Dr. Ravi Gorthala and Dr. Amy Thompson were present along with the representatives from the center’s industrial partners Eversource, AVANGRID, Linde, and CTMRG. One of the center’s current student assessors, Amogh Garuda Dwajan had the privilege to introduce the Secretary at the press meeting. At the press meet, she announced the funding for 7 new IACs at Universities all over the U.S.
We are more than thrilled by the Secretary’s visit.

To view the full story by CT Insider visit: U.S. Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm’s visit to UConn


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